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S. 4199119th CongressIn markupLatest action Aug 5, 2026Decoded by AI · checked against the record
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The Youth AI Privacy Act would require chatbots to disclose they're bots to minors and limit data use and addictive design features.
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The bill requires companies to tell known minor users they're talking to a computer at the start of each session and every 30 minutes. It directs the FTC to limit how long minors' data can be used to personalize responses and to ban addictive design features like push notifications and fake typing indicators. It also bans advertising to minors via chatbots, profiling their behavior, and using their conversations to train AI systems, with narrow safety-testing exceptions.
It applies to companies offering AI chatbots, companion apps, or virtual assistants when they know a user is a minor. Parents could sue companies directly, and state attorneys general could bring enforcement actions.
Companies would need to redesign disclosure practices, data handling, and chatbot features for minor users, while facing new legal exposure from parents and state regulators.
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Right now: a Senate committee is reviewing it. If the House changes it, it goes back to the Senate before reaching the President.
Latest action: — Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.